Motor-vehicle.



R. HUFF.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION nun 00125, 1912.

1, 1 01,850. Patented June 30, 1914.

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Patent-ed June 30, 1914.

Ji puca't onmm cotobi 25, 1912. Serial No 727,798;

To (ill whom it bmiom: Be it kn'o vn that. ;I, RUSSELL HUFF,

, a citien ofthe United Suites, iind resident of;

Detroit; wiiynecoiinty; State of Michigan;

have ii vexitetlperti in ne;\ v and iisefnl Improvemeiits in- ItTotor-Velnc1es,of which the following is a specification.

. Ih'is invention relates to motor vehicles,v

and iirti ciilnrly to the transmission mechams n thereof.

e ofi-the ohjectsot the invention is to s iipgirt one of the trains-mission shaftsof the \e w I e and one of the vehicles-brslkes bya.

siinp'le supporting; element thzit :nuiybe either drop forged or cash I K nother object of theinve ntien is to heye 11 hrake operating on one of .'tli& tlail5m} 5- sion Sllflfl's Of' the vehicle connected witlrgrpefla l 0 era-ted1ever'hy a nmnnn n mnnber of. lin s and otherconnecting deneet two sections of the triinsiriis sion shaft 't the-'vehicle-b'j' n iii'iiversaljoin't :indjmount a bi'z i lg e lrnn'i on these flirts by a simple and secnre' construction. I I v Qtli'i' ohjeets of the invention will appear froin the following (lest:riptitn'i'," taken in cgmi ection with theil-riiwings, \vhich'form e pnrtot this specification", and in which,

Fig iirc' 1 is end elevationfof the gear. casing of a motor vehicle together wit-l the.

hmlie an l other parts comprising this inventioii the viisv'hein'; approximately on of Fig. 3; Fig.- 2 is a sectional riehgon; the line 2 2 of Fig-"1; Fim' i is-av side elevation of the parts-shown? in Fig. 1; and Fig. l is a detail \iew o t'the'brakc and hearingsnpnorting nieniher. I

in the drawings, 1'!) represents-the gear hox or casing of a, motor vehicle, which casing'is snifnhly mounted -ns1ml1y utthe minend of the motor. This brings the casin a roximatelunder the drivers ing through the rezi fiend of the-casing antlitis monnted in two sersrof roller bixrihgs -14. ,Tlhcse bearinjgjs are supported in the enlarged part 15 of a supporting ineinherlfi; which member is shown as bolted to the rear cnrl ofthe grunt-(using l0 by a.- series of eightholts nuirked 17. The projecting ernhof the shg ftzlfi is'provided with a, tlimge'lb, which may 4 her be formed inteLtmllyfwit-h vit. or keyed to'it 'as it is shown in the drmvings, -the end of the shaft being'sqna-re; iis at. 19., 51nd the flange 18 being secureil thereon, as lay-nut The driven section of the tra-nsmission shaft is shown M21 its conneetd to t-lie (lri; rin i section of the 'shn-t't'hy a universal joint 22, one. of the in'emhcrs'of which I has a flange 23 which is bolted to the hedge 19', as shown 'gsrtiflflafly in -I .i;-. 2.

Secured between the .tinngcs ISanti, 23hr the bolts-2i, is a lirnlge-klr rn 25 which is :ulabtetl to be operated upon in} a brake hand 36, which may he in the term of zi-split ring or (oinfmscil of pz iir of shoespivoted together, asnt 3.7. This pivotal point-.27 (ronstitutes the zinrhor'for thehrz ke hand; and it is se mired to -a radial arm 28 formed as an integral partof the. snppm'tingmember. 16.

'An' oppositely extending radial am, also integral with the supporting member 16"} has an offset h1g2?) which extends between the free ends El i- 22ml 3.1 of the brake hn'nil PAL- A link 32 is shoivn as {Missing 'rertieallv through tl\c'-e1 irls l l(l and 31 of the brake lmml iuif l throng'hn hole in th lng' .29 above referred to; nniispringsfi'iil surround this link anti tend to' .paizite the .hrnk'e shoes from the brake. rune, A hand Qailjnsting nut. 34 istlneatlerlonto the npperenrlot' the link 3'2 for adjust-ably secnring'the link to the brake hand and 30. "The other enilot' the link 32 pivot-ally connected m the. other shoe of the brake bzrn thy-n levei fifi,

fwhich extends from that side (if the brake entirely across in the other side thereof,

thus giving o. longlevernge and bringing the free end of the" lerbri to a. poinbWhE're it can he vonwuienily connected to the arm 36 ofthepcdni lever ll. "lhis conne .-tion in the form of-n simple iink 37, as shown particularly in l i-gs. .l and 3.

Various mmlifivtions of the may he maria \r' host spirit, thereof Sill; ii

'to, and (lo ins! inwntion paw-ting trim the zes are ir' vm ml modified ff)? 3'5 having'a driven shaft extending through the ic ji I thiis desciibed my invention, what and desire to secureby Letters Patsaid shaft, of-a bearing-support secured to brake shoes.

bearings for said shaft and having means I means thereon for supporting a'bralce, and a brake .on said supporting means.

' 3.-.The.combination with a'casing havin I a. shaft extending through the end thereo and abrake drum secured to said shaft, of abearing support having bearings for said shaft and having an integral supporting arm, and a; brake secured to said' arm and operating on said brake drum.

4. The combination with a-gear casing having a, drive shaft extending through the end thereof, andab'rake drum mounted on saidshaft, of a bearing support secured to said casing and having .bearings. for said shaft, said bearing support also having a brake supporting member, a brake band sup ported on said supporting" member and ar-- rangedctooperatively engage said brake drum, and means for contracting and expanding said brake band i fiQThe combination wlth a gear casing end thereof, and a brake drum mounted on said easing-and having bearings for said shaft,;said' bearing s'upportfalso having a. brake supporting membenbrake shoes supported on said supporting member and are ranged to operatlvel drum and meansmonnted on the gear casand expanding said' ing for contracting ((Sf'lhe combination with a brake drum and a'brake snpp'rt, 'ofa, brake band surrounding'said d anchor means onsaid support for saidlli'rakeband at one side of t, and

engage said brake said drum, a link connected to'one of the free-ends of said band at the other side of said drum, a leverconnecting said link and the, other-end of said band, Said lever extending from the link side of said brake to its anchored side, and means for operating said lever to apply the brake.

7. The combinationwith a brake drum, of brake band pi votally supported at one side of said drum and adapted to engage therewith, means-arranged atthc'otherside of said brake drum' for contracting and expandingthe free ends of said brake band,

and a. lever extending from one side of the brake drum to the other for operating the means for contracting and expanding said brake band. i t' 8. In a motor vehicle transmission 'mechanism, the combination with a'driving shaft having a flange, a driven shaft, and a universal couplin eonnect-ingsaiddriven shaft to the flange 0 said driving shaft, 'of a brake drum connected to saidldriven shaft be-i tweenthe flange thereof and said universali coupling.

7 9. Ina motor vehicle transmission mech-I' anism, the combination with a shaft having a brake drum thereon, of a supporting mem- Y ber comprising a bearing portionfor said shaft and a pair of oppositely extending arms, a brake band anchored to one of said arms and extending around said drum with its ends adjacent and above and below the other said arm, a linlr passi through the end of thelatter said'arm an through the ends of said brake-band,'a-: hand adjusting nut for adjustabiy connecting oneend of said link with one end of said band, springs surrounding said link between the latter i said arni and the ends of saidband, and an operating lever pivotally connected to said link and to said band for actuating the.

brake.

i In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

' RUSSELL HUFE:

Witnesses: Y

MrLo L. BAILEY, Tmao. E. Znmmnn 

